Combined mop and wringer



April 17, 1928.

w. R. PAUL ET AL COMBINEDMOP AND wnmwn Filed June 6. 1927 Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED MOP AND WRINGEB.

Application filed June 6,

This invention relates to mops and more particularly to combined mops and wringers; and the object is to provide a simple and practically operative device which is highly eflicient as a mop and which is readily converted into a useful mop wringer. The advantages of such invention are that two useful implements are provided in combination and which can be furnished at a reasonable cost. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this appli cation.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device used as a mop.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the frame and operating mechanism, without the mopping cloths.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device used as a wringer.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same .parts throughout the several views.

This invention has a handle 1 and a slotted frame attached thereto. The slotted frame 2 may be attached to the handle 1 by rivets or otherwise. The lower ends of the slotted members 2 are attached by a rivet 3 and a two pronged mop guide 4 is caught on the rivet 3 between ends of the members 2. A mop or mopping cloths 5 are provided and two mop holding loops 6 and 7 engage the mop 5 and hold the same both for mopping purposes and for wringing purposes. The loop 6 has two shanks 8 which are pivotally connected to the slotted members 2 by rivets 9. The other loop 7 is preferably formed of a single rod or wire which is bent to form the loop 7. One end of this wire is extended to form a shaft 10 which is journaled in a collar 11. On the opposite side from the loop 7, a crank 12 is formed by bending the wire substantially at right angles and this crank is provided with a 1927f Serial No. 196,939.

against the slotted member 2. In this posi- 7 ries the loop 7 to the position shown in Fig. 1. In this position, the crank 12 is held against rotation by the two pronged guide 4. In this position, the loops 6 and 7 are held fixedly relative to each other and maintained in such position as long as the device is used as a mop. The function of the two pronged guide 4 is to prevent the rotation of the loop 7 while the device is being used as a mop. The collar 11 holds the loop 6 in fixed position by clamping the shank members 8 against the slotted member 2. In order to prevent the movement of the collar while the device is used as a mop, the collar extension 14 is raised as shown in Fig. 1 and held in such position by a ring 15 which is secured in a loop 17 and braced against the shoulders 16 formed on the slotted mem- When the device is used as a mop wringer, the collar 11 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3. The loop 6 holds one end of the mop cloth and the loop 7 holds the other end. In order to hold the shank members 8 properly spaced from the loop 7, stops 18 are provided which are rigid with the slotted member 2. When the loops 6 and 7 are brought to the positions shown in Fig. 3, the loop 7 can be turned by the crank 12 to twist the mop cloth 5 as tight as may be required to squeeze the water or other liquid out of the mop cloth. In such operation the extension 14 may be manually clamped against the handle 1.

What we claim, is,

1. A combined mop and wringer comprising a slotted handle, a mop holding loop slidably mounted on said slotted handle and provided with a crank projected through the slot, a crank on said shaft, a. second mop holding loop provided with shanks pivotally connected to said handle, acollar slidably mounted on said handle providing a bearing for said shaft and holding said shanks and second mentioned loop in line with said handle during a mopping operation, and bracing means operatively connected with said handle and collar for preventing movement of said collar on said handle during a mopping operation.

2. A combined mop and wringer comprising a slotted handle, amop holdingloop provided with shanks pivotally connected to said slotted handle adapted to hold one end of a mop in position for mopping purposes and to hold said mop in another position for wringing, a mop holding loop provided with a shaft projected through the slot, a crank for said shaft, a ferrule slidably mounted on said handle providing a bearing for said shaft and adapted when moved down to the end of said handle to hold said shanks in line with said handle for holding the other end of said mop for mopping purposes and adapted when moved away from the end of said slotted member and shanks to hold the mop lor wringing purposes, a collar extension for holding said collar fixedly'on said handle during a mopping operation and means for bracing said extension on said handle, I

3. A combined mop and wringer comprising a slotted handle, a mop holding loop provided with shanks pivotally connected to said handle, a second mop holding loop provided vwith a shaft projected through said slot and provided with a crank therefor, a collar slidably mounted on said handle providing a bearing for said shaft when used as a wring-er and serving to hold said shanks and the loop carried thereby in line with said handle when used as a mop, a guide attached to the lower end of said handle for preventing movement of said crank when used for mopping purposes, an exten sion for said collar, and means for bracing said extension and collar against movement when used for mopping purposes.

In testimony whereof, we set our hands,

this 1st day of June, 1927.

NILLIAM R. PAUL. JENNIE HENRY PAUL, 

